Four men and a woman in front of a sod house with a door and a stovepipe showing. From left to right: Andrea Springan, Henry Springan of Stanley, N.D., Tom Springan, Abraham Bjornstad of Hoople, N.D., and Jacob Rollefstad of Hoople, N.D.

Four men and a woman in front of a sod house with a door and a stovepipe showing. From left to right: Andrea Springan, Henry Springan of Stanley, N.D., Tom Springan, Abraham Bjornstad of Hoople, N.D., and Jacob Rollefstad of Hoople, N.D.

Stamp image based on the John Bakken sod house photograph, originally taken by John McCarthy, but children removed. Shows man leaning on shovel looking at woman outside door of sod house. Actual stamp attached to lower right corner of enlarged...

Three structures joined together with sod house farthest in background. Other two are log houses with sod roofs. There are snow drifts by house and on the ground, and stave barrels to the right. People lined up in front include six children, two...

Three structures joined together with sod house farthest in the background. Other two are log houses with sod roofs. There are snow drifts by house and on the ground, and stave barrels to the right. People lined up in front include six children,...

Sod house with Marget Bakken at the door with a wash basin in her hand. John Bakken stands in left foreground with spade in hand. In right foreground are their two small children, Tilda and Eddie (wearing a dress). By house is a dog and plant in...

Julius Belt family in front of a sod house with a stovepipe, window and doorway showing. Two-thirds of the house has wooden walls, the rest appears to be sod. Leaning against the wall is a broom. From left to right: Opal, Isaac, Julius Belt,...

Julius Belt family in front of a sod house with a stovepipe, window and doorway showing. Two-thirds of the house has wooden walls, the rest appears to be sod. Leaning against the wall is a broom. From left to right: Opal, Isaac, Julius Belt,...

Threshing scene with about thirty-six men and eighteen horses pictured. In the foreground there are two well-dressed men in a buggy. Behind them are men standing with pitchforks, men standing in grain wagons, a steam engine, cook car, threshing...

Threshing scene with about thirty-six men and eighteen horses pictured. In the foreground there are two well-dressed men in a buggy. Behind them are men standing with pitchforks, men standing in grain wagons, a steam engine, cook car, threshing...